# Automatically Translate a WordPress Plugin

While making a multilingual WordPress website, the majority of site owners focus on translating pages, posts, categories, and more.

They forget to translate the plugins and [**themes**](https://locoaddon.com/wordpress-theme-automatic-translation/) installed on their WordPress websites. These installed plugins and themes usually come with predefined text strings like, **submit**, **read more**, **add to cart**, **event details**, or **search results**.

[![plugin string translation infographic](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/plugin-string-translation-infographic.jpg)](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/plugin-string-translation-infographic.jpg)

Translating them is very important if your main goal is to build a fully multilingual website. 

To translate strings, you have to access the plugin or theme’s .po and .mo files, which is complicated for non-technical users.

So, the main question here is: ***how to translate these plugin text strings easily?***

The answer is [**Loco AI Addon**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-translator-addon-for-loco-translate/).

## What is Loco Translate Addon?

Well, you must already know that** Loco Translate** is a WordPress plugin that allows you to manually translate themes and plugins directly from your WordPress dashboard, which is difficult and time-consuming if your plugin has thousands of strings.

But with the **Loco AI Addon**, you can translate all text strings automatically with AI translators. This addon connects with sources like[ **Google**](https://locoaddon.com/docs/auto-translations-via-google-translate/),[ **Yandex**](https://locoaddon.com/docs/auto-translations-via-google-translate/),[ **DeepL**](https://locoaddon.com/docs/translate-via-deepl-translator/), or AI-powered sources like[ **ChatGPT**](https://locoaddon.com/docs/chatgpt-ai-translations-wordpress/),[ **Gemini AI**](https://locoaddon.com/docs/gemini-ai-translations-wordpress/), and[ **Chrome AI**](https://locoaddon.com/docs/how-to-use-chrome-ai-auto-translations/) to provide instant and automated translations.

Now that we have our answer, let’s go step by step and see how to translate a WordPress plugin via AI.

### Steps to Automatically Translate a WordPress Plugin

Follow the steps below to automatically translate a WordPress plugin: 

- Firstly, make sure that you have installed and activated the [Loco Translate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/loco-translate/) and [Loco AI](https://locoaddon.com/) plugin.

- After activation, navigate to the Loco Translate section and click Plugins.

[![choose plugin loco translate](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/choose-plugin-loco-translate.png)](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/choose-plugin-loco-translate.png)

- Choose the plugin that you want to translate.

- Now, we have to select the translation language. Select your desired language from the available options. If the language is not listed, you can add it manually.

[![add or edit language
](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/edit-theme.jpg)](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/edit-theme.jpg)

- Click on the Translate button, and a prompt will appear to choose the translation provider.

[![choose translation providers](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/choose-translation-providers.png)](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/choose-translation-providers.png)

- Click on the Translate button to automate the translation. It will take a few minutes.

- After the translation is completed, merge the translation and add it to the editor.

- Lastly, save the translations, which will update the .po and .mo files for your selected plugin.

[![save translation](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/save-translation.png)](https://locoaddon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/save-translation.png)

## Conclusion

So, instead of being stuck in a loop of editing .po and .mo files while plugin translation, choose a smarter approach like **Loco AI Addon** that makes it easier to manage plugin translation directly from the WordPress dashboard without any manual work.